For starters: Sacramento Kings at Miami Heat

December 20, 2013|By Ira Winderman, South Florida Sun Sentinel

MIAMI — With Michael Beasley again out for the Heat, a look at the starting lineups, inactives, referees and a pregame note of note for Friday's 7:30 p.m. game between the Miami Heat and Sacramento Kings at AmericanAirlines Arena (TV: Sun Sports. Radio: 790-AM, 104.3-FM, 106.3-FM, 710-AM-Spanish):

Starting lineups

MIAMI HEAT (19-6)

Center: Chris Bosh

Power forward: Shane Battier

Small forward: LeBron James

Shooting guard: Dwyane Wade

Point guard: Mario Chalmers

Inactive: Greg Oden, Michael Beasley.

SACRAMENTO KINGS (7-17)

Center: DeMarcus Cousins

Power forward: Jason Thompson

Small forward: Rudy Gay

Shooting guard: Ben McLemore

Point guard: Isaiah Thomas

Inactive: Carl Landry.

Referees: David Jones, Kane Fitzgerald, Dedric Taylor.

Pregame note of note: Center DeMarcus Cousins leads the Kings in scoring (22.7 ppg), rebounding (10.8 rpg), steals per game (1.78 spg) and blocks per game (1.04 bpg). He has five 30-point games and 13 double-doubles this season, 11 of which were of the 20-point, 10-rebound variety. Only three players in the NBA are currently averaging at least 22 points and 10 rebounds a game: Cousins, Timberwolves power forward Kevin Love(25.2 ppg/13.7 rpg) and Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge (23.3 ppg/11.1 rpg).